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Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Islanders Rout Coyotes 6-1

October 8, 2103

The New York Islanders completely decimated the Phoenix
Coyotes tonight by a score of 6-1. The Islanders improved their record to 2-0-1
and now have picked up 5 of 6 possible points to start the season. The scoring
was led by Captain John Tavares who scored two goals and was searching for the
third goal late into the final period. The only Phoenix goal came seconds after
the Islanders scored their third. The whole second line of Grabner, Bailey and
Nielsen each had three points a piece with Bailey having the only goal. Nabokov
was excellent, stopping 33 of 34 shots. Peter Regin, Matt Donovan and Colin
McDonald also added goals.

The Important Things:

John Tavares
notched his first two goals of the season so Islanders fans can stop panicking
over when Tavares will finally score. The second line was tremendous tonight
and Frans Nielsen was star making
three excellent passes that led to the goals. Peter Regin scored his first goal of the season as well, making the
choice of who should be benched for when Cal Clutterbuck returns, which may be
soon than people think.

Heating Up:

Frans Nielsen, gets takes this spot tonight. With his three
assists and excellent play on the penalty kill, thoughts of Frans not being
able to be the second line center for the team are quickly being quieted. Frans
also got a little chippy in the 3rd period, taking a slash at Hanzel
after he hit Nielsen.

Cooling Down:

The worries about Pierre Marc Bouchard might be true. He
failed to pick up a point again tonight and didn’t put himself in any real
scoring opportunities. With Clutterbuck set to come back soon, Bouchard could
be on the short end of the stick.

What’s next?:

The Islanders will the road to Chicago and will take on the
defending champs on Friday. The puck
will drop at 8pm EST.